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) RAI IM-AIM RESORT
Rai Im-aim Resort wasn't where we had planned to stay on our recent visit to the World Heritage province of Sukhothai, 440 kilometres north of Bangkok. But after a sumptuous lunch at the resort and enjoying its peaceful atmosphere, we decided to give it a try.Located next to Sukhothai Airport, the resort surrounded by tall pine trees has been operating more than a decade, but Bangkok Airways recently bought and renovated the place.
The resort has 17 wooden bungalows, each with two rooms, a private bath and a balcony facing rice fields.
The resort is famous for its meals, as Thailand's culinary experts M.R. Thanatsri Sawasdiwat and his son ML Sirichalerm or McDang, would testify.
If you are looking for a place to chill out within half an hour drive from Sukhothai's city centre, Rai Im-aim Resort should fit the bill. More>>
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) David Copperfield Cancels Shows
American magician David Copperfield has canceled his upcoming shows in Southeast Asia following allegations of sexual misconduct in the United States, a Thai organizer said Monday."His management sent an e-mail to organizers Sunday to inform that his shows will be postponed indefinitely," said Kittiyong Achawaphong, a public relations official of RSi Dream Entertainment, which organized his shows in Thailand.
Copperfield was scheduled to perform in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand in coming weeks. The cancellations come days after FBI agents searched his warehouse and a casino hotel in Las Vegas, where the magician regularly performs, following charges that he "forced himself" on an unidentified woman.
Details about the allegations have not been revealed but Copperfield's lawyer, David Chesnoff, has said "we know these allegations are false because David Copperfield has never forced himself on anyone."
"An unidentified woman has made serious allegations against David Copperfield," Chesnoff said Friday in a statement. More>>
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) Presunto pederasta canadiense arrestado en Tailandia
BANGKOK—El profesor canadiense que era el hombre más buscado en el mundo por supuesta pedofilia fue detenido el viernes en el norte de Tailandia, informó la policía."Lo atrapamos", exclamó el general de policía Wimol Powintara en declaraciones a The Associated Press.
Christopher Paul Neil, de 32 años, fue arrestado en la provincia nororiental de Nakhon Ratchasima y se espera que en el curso del día sea llevado a la capital, dijo Wimol.
Neil fue identificado por la policía tailandesa esta semana luego que la Interpol divulgó imágenes del sospechoso.
La búsqueda internacional del sospechoso se había concentrado desde el martes en Tailandia, aunque en otros países del sureste asiático regían alertas para los guardias fronterizos. Las autoridades dijeron entonces que Neil viajó a Bangkok el jueves anterior y que tenía sólo boleto de ida. More>>